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Mira Nair Quotes

I'm a self-taught landscape gardener; it's a real passion of mine. It's what I do in my spare time because trees don't ask questions!

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: indian
Birth: October 15, 1957

Topics

Passion Time Trees Questions Real

I think, as a designer, what you have to do is challenge yourself to do what you do, but better.

Challenge Yourself Think Better You

All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers.

Stephen Rodrick

Take Saint Patron Cue Patron Saint

At some point, when I finished school in Zurich, I suddenly realised that I was nobody. I couldn't find a shape. Everything I was had been invented. Initially, I took it to be a fundamental conflict. But today I find pleasure in accepting that this thing called 'identity' is the true invention. There's no way that it really exists.

Today School Identity Conflict Find

My physics teacher, Thomas Miner was particularly gifted. To this day, I remember how he introduced the subject of physics. He told us we were going to learn how to deal with very simple questions such as how a body falls due to the acceleration of gravity.

Teacher Day Simple Learn Questions

Remember, I come from such an excessively overdone, red-carpet place called Hollywood. So I'm used to people blowing up their success in ways that are far above and beyond the truth.

Shirley MacLaine

Success Truth People Remember Place

We lack social awareness because we're so focused on what we're going to say next - and how what other people are saying affects us - that we completely lose sight of other people. This is a problem because people are complicated. You can't hope to understand someone until you focus all of your attention in his or her direction.

Travis Bradberry

Hope Focus People Saying Direction

I'm not a guy who just sits there on the couch and watches TV all day long. I need to get up; I need to be active. I need to be doing things around the house - working out, playing a sport, whatever.

Day Watches Doing Long House Need

I don't think any of my kids' books talk down to kids.

Think Down Talk Books Kids Any

It's a good thing to remember that hiring will get easier as you scale - but you should also never drop your standards.

Good Remember You Will Never Get

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.

Future I Am Me Remember Year Class

The long history of conversations that family members share contributes not only to how listeners interpret words but also to how speakers choose them.

Family History Words Long Choose

Modelling was never in my plan. Never.

Christie Brinkley

Plan Never Modelling

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